15 kanals of orchard land illegally occupied by Haseeb Drabu retrieved: Officials

SRINAGAR — The J&K administration on Saturday informed that illegally occupied land measuring hundreds of kanals was retrieved in south Kashmir’s Shopian district.

An unnamed official, quoted by the Srinagar-based news agency KDC, said that around hundreds of kanals of illegally occupied land were retrieved in Shopian district by teams of Revenue officials.

He said that among the hundreds of kanals of illegally occupied land freed today, the Shopian administration retrieved 15 kanals of illegally occupied high-value orchard land from former Finance Minister Haseeb Drabu.

“The outer wall of the orchard was demolished by the Revenue officials,” he said.

“The government’s zero-tolerance policy ensures the land is used for public benefit,” he said, adding that the drive against illegal encroachment will be continued.